Midweek Blessings
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (67220)
United States
October 18, 2023 10:22pm CST
Today was a wonderful day in so, so many ways.
I spent a lot of my time at the VA hospital and accomplished quite a bit. First, I mentioned earlier that my dentist is an Israeli, so I went to the dental clinic to check on him. The receptionist told me his family lives in the north of Israel and isn’t in the path of the current danger. I was so thankful and relieved to hear that!!!
Last month we had the annual women vets’ open house. Some of the swag they gave out included some lip balm from the Live Whole Health department, and it truthfully is some of the best I’ve ever used. I went by their office to see if they had more, and sure enough, they did! I got a handful!!!
An unexpected blessing came at audiology. I went there to have my hearing aids recalibrated. I told the technician (a very sweet graduate student doing her internship) that arthritis has made the fine-motor skills of reloading those tiny batteries in the tiny hearing aids a chore. (My sis-in-law has the same problem.) She said no problem, since my hearing aids are older than five years they’ll give me a new hearing test and new, up-to-date (as in, rechargeable) hearing aids!!
Physical therapy was great, too. My back has really improved, even though I was doing a couple of the exercises incorrectly. I spent an hour there going over “neutral pelvis,” which is a royal pain when you first start.
The only downer was I heard from a friend that a package I shipped last Friday via priority mail (as in, TWO-DAY delivery) hasn’t arrived, and won’t until tomorrow. The post office doesn’t care. I found that out last year when I had a credit card stolen (most likely by the seasonal temp employee who was supposed to be delivering it ). Oh, well, as long as she gets it before winter sets in (it’s a hoodie).
I hope y’all have had a great day as well!
The photo was taken out the window of the gym at church the other day, showing the foliage. It’s a lovely time of year!
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@thislittlepennyearns (61701)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
19 Oct 23
i am so looking forward to getting the hoodie! I saw a little kid today in a kid sized one like the one you were so kind to send me, and I was like I cant wait till mine comes.
So you blessed me by sending it, even if the post office wants to take their sweet times on things. They have driven us up the wall with how slowly they move with everything. Our local post office doesn't even have a postmaster right now. So I wonder how they even accomplish anything.
And you blessed me in another way today! And I am so thankful and grateful to have friends like you and others especially right now!
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
19 Oct 23
God’s blessings have overflowed my cup, and the only way to thank God for that is to fill someone else’s cup with that overflow!!!
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
19 Oct 23
@sallypup — it really is, and I’m so thankful!!
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
19 Oct 23
I know it was stolen before it got here because I have a locked mailbox.
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@snowy22315 (179489)
• United States
19 Oct 23
It sounds like things are going your way. I had a package come from Amazon one time that was empty. The box was delivered but nothing in it.
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
19 Oct 23
Have you seen that meme on Facebook where the cat across the street steals the box and leaves what’s in it?
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@snowy22315 (179489)
• United States
19 Oct 23
@FourWalls No, but I wouldn't put it past them...
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@RebeccasFarm (89743)
• Arvada, Colorado
19 Oct 23
Lovely photo..glad health is okay.
Yeah post office is loser street these days.
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
19 Oct 23
UPS appreciates their unintentional assistance, though.
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@LadyDuck (470492)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 23
This photo is beautiful, I love the mix of colors of the trees.
I am glad that the family of your dentist lives in an area not affected by the war, they are living tragic moments now.
Shame that non honest post office employees have such an easy time stealing what is inside the envelopes.
Let's hope that the hoodie reaches destination before winter.
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
19 Oct 23
The website says it’s supposed to be delivered today.
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@LadyDuck (470492)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 23
@FourWalls Let's hope that this is correct.
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@LindaOHio (176200)
• United States
19 Oct 23
Lovely photo. I'm glad you're getting new hearing aids and that your back is better. The post office only knows how to increase rates. Have a good one!
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
19 Oct 23
I remember our union president saying that every time the post office raises the rates they lose one million customers PER PENNY.
And that was in 1990, before cell phones and email!
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@LindaOHio (176200)
• United States
19 Oct 23
@FourWalls To send a package is outrageous; and the shipping costs from some merchants is prohibitive.
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
19 Oct 23
I was cloudy for the first part of the week (the sun finally came back out today). In some ways I think it makes the colors stand out more.
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@Juliaacv (50953)
• Canada
20 Oct 23
Minus the news regarding the late delivery, you had a really good day.
I love this time of the year, looking outside we cannot help but to feel blessed, even on a cloudy day the pops of colour in nature are reassuring to us that it is a beautiful world afterall.
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
20 Oct 23
When it’s cloudy it seems to make the trees appear more beautiful!
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@wolfgirl569 (105007)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Oct 23
That was a good day. The rechargeable ones will be very nice to have. Hope the package gets there
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
19 Oct 23
They’re Bluetooth paired, too, so allegedly it’ll eliminate the need for the ear buds.
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@1creekgirl (41303)
• United States
19 Oct 23
I'm so happy for all your blessings today. Those rechargeable hearing aids will be wonderful. I dread getting new ones, they're so expensive. Such good news that your dentist and his family are safe. I've had a good day also, except for a short while when my hip was hurting. Getting old sucks, but I know I'll be young and healthy in heaven.
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
19 Oct 23
That’s what I’m in PT for: sciatica in my left hip. Of course, it might just be a pinched nerve (there are so many tests to go through, and as long as I get relief I don’t CARE what they call whatever’s wrong, just as long as it does get better!). I hope you get go feeling better.
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@1creekgirl (41303)
• United States
19 Oct 23
@FourWalls Thanks, I have Bursitis in both hips and injections every so often help, but this is different. Muscle relaxers help some, but the doctor didn't see much arthritis, although I have lots of it in my back along with a curved spine. Getting an MRI the end of this month. Glad you're getting some relief.
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
20 Oct 23
Another great day today, too, had my mammogram (since it would be at the same clinic in five days), which frees up a day for me!!
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@Deepizzaguy (101885)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Oct 23
I enjoyed my workday at home happy that a leak outside of the home was repaired this morning which required the handyman to shut off the water for a few hours.
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
19 Oct 23
I know you’ll appreciate getting that leak fixed when you get your next water bill!
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@Deepizzaguy (101885)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Oct 23
@FourWalls That is true.
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@seun123 (33)
• Lagos, Nigeria
20 Oct 23
it sounds like you had a really good day! I'm glad your dentist's family is safe and not in danger. And it's awesome that you got more of that super lip balm and some new hearing aids too! Physical therapy can be tough, but it's great that your back is feeling better. I hope your package arrives soon, even if the post office is slow sometimes. The picture you took looks really pretty, I like the colors of the trees! I had a good day too, thank you! 1Love!
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@FourWalls (67220)
• United States
20 Oct 23
Thank you! The package arrived today! My legs are in a lot of pain but the therapist said that would happen, and it’s actually a good thing (shows I’m doing my exercises correctly).